Digital BW, The Print

I've had a D700 for a couple of years now, and I'm in the camp that would prefer to see an update with around 16 to 20 megapixels. While I would like 30+ megapixels for the ability to crop, thinking about working with a full image that size gives me heartburn. I work with multiple Photoshop layers, and large files like that would significantly stress CPU, memory and disk. I may feel different in 5 years, but today 18 megapixels feels like a sweet spot to me. 

On 2012-03-12, at 9:19 AM, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:

> I'll never sell that Rollei.  And sometimes I probably will take it out just to do something different, and reconnect to an era and medium that is disappearing quickly.  I appreciate the schools (if there are any left) that still have the photo students experience the magic of seeing the film strip full of little negative images as the unwind the film from the reel, and see the image appear in the developer tray under the safelights.  
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> It's more than a medium that is disappearing; it's an experience and approach to the art.  

I still remember the first time an image came to life in the darkroom around 30 years ago. It was magical. 

Terry.